Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

AF7: 

Word Choice

 – Select appropriate and effective vocabulary

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The author uses a variety of strong adjectives throughout the text (e.g., “hilarious,” “cheerful,” “scary,”  

“appealing,” and “clear”). The author also effectively integrates a simile to add voice and a sense of humour  

to the text.  

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The author includes a variety of action verbs, but does not include adverbs. 

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The author depends on interesting details instead of powerful word choices to energise his/her writing. A few  

deliberate attempts to select the most interesting word instead of the first word that comes to mind are evident in 

the text, such as “cheerful,” “hilarious,” and “appealing.” However, the aforementioned words are not always the 

best fit.